Mark Cavendish made it two British wins in two days at the Giro d’Italia as he out-sprinted the peloton to win the third stage on Sunday in Hungary. The 36-year-old, riding the race for the first time since 2013, hit the front with 300m to go and held off Arnaud Demare and Fernando Gaviria to
May 8, 2022 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show After years of yearning for a fight against Amir Khan, Kell Brook realised that in the afterglow of the most satisfying win of his
1:23 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Memphis Grizzlies are concerned about their star point guard Ja Morant, who limped off the court with over five minutes remaining in a blowout loss to Golden State after Jordan Poole grabbed Morant’s right knee during a trap near half court. Morant left without talking to reporters but
8:30 AM ET Associated Press MADRID — Novak Djokovic is optimistic about his game going into the French Open despite going another week without a title. The top-ranked Djokovic has yet to win a trophy this season while trying to regain his best form after not being allowed to play in the Australian Open because
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7:34 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said his Liverpool side would still chase an unprecedented Quadruple despite seeing their Premier League title hopes suffer a huge blow on Saturday. Klopp’s side have already won the League Cup and are in the FA Cup and Champions League finals and victory over Tottenham on Saturday would
12:54 AM ET PHOENIX — Rose Namajunas lost her UFC strawweight championship Saturday. Carla Esparza didn’t exactly take it, though. In one of the most bizarre title fights in UFC history, Esparza (19-6) upset Namajunas (11-5) via split decision in the co-main event of UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Two judges scored the fight for
1:17 AM ET PHOENIX — Charles Oliveira isn’t the official champion. But he’s the champion. Oliveira, under extremely difficult circumstances, submitted Justin Gaethje via rear-naked choke just 3:22 into the first round of their lightweight battle at UFC 274 inside Footprint Center. Oliveira (33-8) was scheduled to defend his title against Gaethje (23-4) at UFC
6:15 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Andrew McCutchen tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. McCutchen returned to the team hotel in Atlanta and was placed on the COVID-19 injured list. The Brewers recalled infielder Mike Brosseau from Triple-A Nashville, but it was not known if he would arrive in Atlanta before
8:00 AM ET ESPN staff The Carolina Hurricanes and Boston Bruins take the ice on Sunday for Game 4 of their first-round playoff series (12:30 ET, ESPN), as the Bruins hope to knot things up at two games apiece while the Canes are looking to bring a 3-1 lead back home for Game 5. To
5:05 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Quarterback Jalen Hurts remains the Eagles’ starting quarterback following an offseason full of speculation surrounding his position, and he sounded confident in his standing while speaking with reporters Wednesday. “It’s understood. It’s my opportunity, it’s my team,” he said when asked about the public backing from general manager Howie Roseman
1:07 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Dmitry Bivol, in one of the biggest boxing upsets in recent memory, scored a unanimous decision over the sport’s top star, Canelo Alvarez, on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. All three judges score the fight 115-113, but the bout wasn’t nearly that close. Still, Bivol needed to win
1:28 AM ET Brianna Williams Dmitry Bivol (20-0, 11 KOs) and Canelo Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) had T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas rocking on Saturday night. In just his second fight at 175 pounds, Alvarez moved up in weight to challenge light heavyweight champion Bivol for his WBA world title. Alvarez was the favorite to
3:19 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, sunglasses covering some of the redness and welts that peppered his face, found himself in unfamiliar territory. For the first time since a 2013 loss to Floyd Mayweather at age 23, Alvarez sat on the dais afterward and explained how — and why — he
2:36 AM ET A 14-fight card at UFC 274 produced some big wins, fantastic action, memorable knockouts and a lackluster co-main event sandwiched between two amazing bouts. Jeff Wagenheim and Carlos Contreras Legaspi react to the pay-per-view and offer up their biggest thoughts on the night. Big fight nights headlined by championship bouts typically provide
1:55 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors almost made history on the way to their 142-112 rout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Warriors shot 63.1% from the field and had a 76.1 true shooting percentage — the second-best in both categories in
11:32 PM ET New York Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said pulling star goaltender Igor Shesterkin after the first period in Game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night was meant to spark the team and give the netminder some rest. The Rangers would go on to lose that game in Pittsburgh 7-4, and now trail
5:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The quest for greatness continues for four-division champion Canelo Alvarez. After defeating Caleb Plant by 11th-round TKO in November to become the first fighter in the four-belt era to unify all the major super middleweight world titles, Alvarez is facing WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol with the goal of